The House IPA
Berryessa Brewing Co

 

Poured from fridge temp. Pours a nice transparent yellow with white head. Nose is fantastic. Resin, pine forest, grass, wheat, and some strong citrus peel. Taste is crazy flavorful. Definitely a strong hop bite immediately. Very mouth-watering and refreshing. Crisp. Earthy notes, including grass, dirt, and tree bark. Funk is there too. Mouthfeel is dry, and the aftertaste is definitely bitter. Like chewing on grapefruit peel. Very enjoyable.

 

a lovely west coast ipa, dank and resinous and really robust, all about the hops despite having some grain weight to it, it feels big and it drinks big and its just so fresh and awesome. heavy pine sap aroma to this, pineapple juice and bitterness are there as well, im inhaling this and loving it. the malt aspect is simple, its off dry but kind of sturdy feeling, lots of structure for all these hops to cling to, its a good foundation and its not hazy or starchy or milky at all! a little sweet in the middle but its almost like that oily double ipa hop derived perceived sweetness, hard to believe the alcohol isnt any higher, it has all the flavor of something enormous, far bigger than this very drinkable abv. sticky and wet too, so fresh, pine and spruce and bitter orange peel, lingering finish, wholly satisfying. i have really liked the beers i have had from these guys so far, and this is one of the best. i miss true west coast ipa, its weird where the style is going. this is what its all about, back to basics. so delicious.

 

 

 

Poured from a can -almost clear orange/gold with short foamy white head leaving scant frosty lacing. Nose is citrus ,mild pine and a slight bit of sweet malt . Taste follows with a nice balance of the nose. Finishes almost dry with a bit of lingering bitterness. An easy choice for more than one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is my go-to from Berryessa Brewery. Hoppy and strong just like I like an IPA. Always leaves me satisfied